उत्तरों सहित स्वास्थ्य-सेवा शब्दावली (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Wash around the incision gently with soap and water.”

1. AA surgical cut
2. BA small burn
3. CA skin rash
4. DA large bruise around the area

What does the suffix -osis mean, as in “fibrosis”?

1. ATumour
2. BInflammation
3. CSurgical removal of tissue
4. DAbnormal condition

What does the prefix hyper- mean, as in “hypertension”?

1. AWithout
2. BAbove normal or excessive
3. CBelow normal or deficient
4. DSlow

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted a deficit in the patient’s memory.”

1. AA strength
2. BA shortfall or loss of ability
3. CA low score on a written memory test
4. DA surplus

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Most hospitals limit the use of verbal orders.”

1. AApproved by a manager
2. BUrgent or emergency
3. CWritten in the record
4. DSpoken

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Smoking increases morbidity from heart and lung disease.”

1. ARecovery
2. BIllness
3. CDeath
4. DCost

Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “The patient’s condition is critical but stable.”

1. AMild, and improving quickly
2. BNot serious, and not changing
3. CVery serious, and getting worse very quickly
4. DVery serious, but not changing at present

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The test is non-invasive.”

1. AIt must be done in an operating room under anaesthesia
2. BIt does not enter the body or break the skin
3. CIt spreads to other organs
4. DIt always causes pain